Archive for 'Mountains'
Flashback to May - Weekend in the Mountains
We went for a family weekend in Lake Louise and kicked it off by having a picnic lunch and going hiking in Banff on the way. We had lunch at the end of the parkway at Vermillion Lake with a nice view of Mt. Rundle in the background and a posse of Columbian Ground Squirrels [...]
Posted by Sean on November 14th, 2008
Categories: Andrew, Family, Hike, Melanie, Mountains, Photography, Travel
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Hiking Johnson Canyon
We went out for a winter walk at Johnson Canyon in Banff National Park. Louise carried Andrew while I took pictures and held Melanie’s hand. The walls are quite steep and the trail was rather slippery, so some family members were a wee bit uncomfortable with the situation, but we all made it safely and [...]
Posted by Sean on February 9th, 2008
Categories: Andrew, Family, Hike, Melanie, Mountains
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Lake Louise
Louise’s sister and parents were visiting us over Christmas and we rented some cross country skis for the duration of their visit. We had some really nice ski days locally and in the mountains… One day we had nothing else planned so we all piled into the van and took a drive out [...]
Posted by Sean on January 13th, 2008
Categories: Castle, Family, Mountains, Photography, Skiing
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Kananaskis Sunrise
We woke up early and decided to go for a drive to Kananaskis to see the sunrise. It just so happened that the full moon was settting shortly after sunrise and we hoped to see the Alpenglow washing down over the mountains. We timed it just right and managed to see the best [...]
Posted by Sean on November 28th, 2007
Categories: Andrew, Family, Melanie, Mountains, Photography, Sunrise
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Hiking Picklejar
We went hiking in Kananaskis and attempted the Lantern Creek trail up to Picklejar Lakes. It was a beautiful day and an awesome hike, but it was also pretty tough and we couldn’t finish it. The last stretch up to the lakes was very steep and required a steep scramble down the other [...]
Posted by Sean on October 5th, 2007
Categories: Animals, Family, Hike, Mountains, Photography
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